ポケットベル

Japanese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from pocket +‎ bell, ポケット +‎ ベル.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) ケットベ [pòkéttó béꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [po̞ke̞t̚to̞ be̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun edit

ポケットベル (poketto beru

  1. (telecommunications) a pager (device)

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN